Opinions

Where War Powers Belong 0
- Front Page, Headline News, Opinions, War & Peace
- January 17, 2020
“The War Powers Act is unconstitutional.” “Then your favorite president wouldn’t have been able to conduct his foreign policy.” Wow, that went from 0 to Iran-Contra very quickly. It was a discussion between me and my college professor. His reference to my “favorite president” meant Ronald Reagan. Reagan is indeed one of my favorite presidents
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What I Learned While at the Iowa Democrat Debate 0
- 2020 Presidential Race, Front Page, Opinions
- January 16, 2020
First off, Amy Klobuchar is still running. Seriously. That genuinely surprised me. In all seriousness, I went to the Democrat debates in Iowa all the way from St Louis in order to bring light to the fact that one of the biggest unions in America, Service Employees International Union (SEIU), has several cases of sexual
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The Necessity of Priestly Celibacy 0
- Free Style, Front Page, Opinions
- January 16, 2020
Priestly celibacy is again a topic of debate in the Catholic Church with news of an alleged disagreement over the issue between Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI and Pope Francis. I’m going to withhold personal judgment of the controversy until more information is revealed. But I would like to address the criticism of the discipline itself.
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What If There Was No Legal Smoking Age?0
- Abuse of Authority, Front Page, Opinions, Philosophy
- January 13, 2020
Liberty is sometimes a tough thing to watch. Like the teenager in a horror movie getting up and going to the kitchen while the audience braces itself for what they know full well is going to happen, it’s hard to stand by and watch our friends and strangers alike exercise their right to make choices
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5 Psychological Forces That Turn People into Political Hacks 0
- Free Style, Front Page, Opinions
- January 13, 2020
There’s really no denying that we are in a time of deep political division. With everything from the impeachment proceedings to a contentious election cycle that began as soon as the midterms ended, it seems we may have indeed become the divided republic the American founders feared. Though there are many reasons to be optimistic
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Forget Reform. It’s Time For REVOLUTION In Education 0
- Education, Free Style, Front Page, Opinions
- January 12, 2020
For the past few years, and the last couple months especially, it is rare to hop onto social media platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, or even Instagram without getting flashed by posts containing the #RedForEd movement. There are three common themes: better teacher pay, less standardized testing, and more money to schools. Why do we still
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